Research Scientist III

Research Foundation for Mental Hygiene•Albany, NY

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Research Foundation for Mental Hygiene, Inc. is seeking qualified candidates to fill one position of Research Scientist III in the Office of Addiction Services and Supports, Division of Planning, Research, Information Management & Evaluation. This role will support evaluation for multiple initiatives funded by the Opioid Settlement Funds (OSF). The ideal candidate will demonstrate experience in both quantitative and mixed methods evaluation, experience working with large health-related and administrative data sets using SAS, collaborating with professional and support staff, strong organizational, writing, and oral communication skills, the ability to work cooperatively with diverse stakeholders, and the ability to work independently and as part of a team. Expertise in Microsoft Excel, Word, and PowerPoint is required.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in a relevant social science AND 4 years research, evaluation, or data management experience; OR Master's degree or J.D from an accredited college or university in a relevant social science AND 3 years of research, evaluation, or data management experience; OR Ph.D. from an accredited college or university in a relevant social science AND 2 year of research, evaluation, or data management experience.
At least 2 years of full time experience in organizing, managing, and analyzing quantitative data using descriptive statistics.
Expertise in Microsoft Excel, Word, and PowerPoint is required.
Experience in both quantitative and mixed methods evaluation.
Experience working with large health related and administrative data sets, using SAS.
Collaborating with professional and support staff.
Strong organizational, writing, and oral communication skills.
Ability to work cooperatively with diverse stakeholders.
Ability to work independently and as part of a team.

Nice To Haves

Demonstrated experience conducting program evaluations from start to finish is required, including samples of final products/reports.
Expertise in the use of SAS, R or SQL.
Experience in substance use epidemiology and substance use disorder treatment modalities is an asset.
Knowledge of Salesforce customer relationship management platform.
Ability to calculate, interpret, and communicate statistics from data systems and provide findings in a variety of formats to both technical and general audiences.
Ability to understand, interpret, and critique empirical findings.
Motivation to learn more advanced data skills independently and as needed for data projects.

Responsibilities

Serve as evaluation specialist on multiple, concurrent projects.
Conceptualize and execute a complete quantitative analysis: Evaluate available data sources and develop an appropriate analytic plan; Clean and prep large sets of data for analysis (e.g., variable construction, merging data files, data cleaning, manipulating and combining data files containing different levels of data); Collaborate on survey development with subject matter experts, execute and analyze survey results; Identify appropriate statistical analysis procedures used to determine best practices to ensure validity, applicability, efficiency, and accuracy.
Perform descriptive and multivariate statistical analyses of data.
Utilize advanced research methods, identify gaps between recommended performance measures and existing data collection methods.
Prepare tables, graphs, fact sheets, and written reports summarizing research results.
Write clear and concise reports that communicate findings and make recommendations.
Present evaluation results to diverse audiences in a variety of formats.
Manage all aspects of assigned evaluations, with continuous process improvement.
Collaborate with team to include project director, project coordinators, subject matter experts, providing technical assistance and guidance as needed.
Stay abreast of new developments in the field of public health evaluation and share knowledge with colleagues.